this message on old HALETOWN TN BRIDGE is very important lot of MARION county HISTORY IS SONKING OF THE HORIZON, THIS SHOULD OF NEVER HAPPENED, JUST HOPE tdot of tn picks up on this e-mail, feel tdot of tn is very unproffessione; on this issue theu have the worst case of 9LOCK JAW I HAVE EVER SEEN NOT CAPTALIZED FOR REASON , MAY TDOT OF TN WILL RESPOND (SHAME ON TDOT OF TN IS THIS WAY PUBLIC SHOULD BE TREATED (E-MAIL ME LETSISCUSS THE ISSUE WAIYING IN WINGS, HAVE WAITED OVER A YEAR NO RESPONCE THIS IS anerican no communistic country, jackwooten37@yahoo.com

YES IT WAS MARION MEMORIAL BRIDGE WHICH IS DEDICATED TO OUR VETRANS , WHEN IT HIT THE TENNNESEERIVER IT CANNOT REPRESENT JUST A PIECE OF JUNK ON BOTTOM OF RIVER, TGHRUL FEEL TDOT OF TN HAS BEEN 100% WRONG ON THIS ISSUE(this bridge should of never been put on tdots chopping block 9BARR NONE SHOULD NOT BE DESTROYED ( WHAT THE HADES THIS BRIDGE REPERSENTS LYING IN BOTTOM I CANNOT COMPERHEND (STOP THE DESTRUCTION OF MY HOME TIOWN HISTORY NOW PRESERVE PRESERVE PRESERVE THIS BRIDGE THIS BRIDGE.

Veterans Memorial Bridge

Posted July 30, 2013, by Don Morrison

...... And to Jack Wooten:

The bridge you should apparently be posting to is Marion Memorial Bridge, not Veteran's Memorial Bridge.

hate to have to answer own post, but saw comment i made on old haletown bridge and it was disturbing to me, tdot will not be truthful on old haletown tn bridge, people are kept in dark when it comes to tdot of tn , if everything tdot saie was right we as americans would soon go under. and i stand behind this 100%. IF OUR GOVERNMENTAL RUN JOBS WERE ALL LIKE TDOT AMERICA WOULD BE IN RUIN, KNOW PROGRESS IS IMPORTANT, BUT WHERE TO FIND RIGHT SOLUTI9N MAYBE DIFFICULT, THE DESTRUCTION OF OLD HALETOWN BRIDGE FITS THIS CATEGORY, THIS BRIDGE SHOULD NEVER LOOK LIKE IT DOES TODAY, EXCUSE LANGUAGE BUT THIS BRIDGE LOOKS LIKE HELL, ALL BECAUSE OF TDOT OF TN, HOPING THIS WILL GET ME A RESPONCE OUT OF TDOT, IF IT DOES THEN I'VE BROKE OVER YEAR STALEMATE WITH TDOT, DOES ANYONE KNOW WHY TDOT WILL RESPOND TO AN IMPORTANT ISSUE(THIS BRIDGEWAS A VITAL NORTH SOUTH ROUTE UNTIL 1-24 BUT DUE TO POLITICAL ISSUE INVOLVED IT IS ABOUT TO HIT THE TN RIVER WHY? WHY? (THIS BRIDGE IS BEING DESTROYED FOR MORE FEASIBLE BRIDGE IS A BUNCH OF BULL AND I DO NOT HAVE TIME TO GO INTO A LENGTHY MESSAGE (MY MAIN MESSAGE IS THAT THIS BRIDGE BE SAVED FOR FUTURE GHENERSATIONS AND BE ASSET TO HALETOWN TN COMMUNITY.

You can find an old post card picture on the net, this bridge should never been on chopping block for destruction I'm am 100% it should remain but tdot of tn as yet to discuss this important bridge at haletown Tn, why, I do not know this is the worst lock jaw situation I have ever faced tell tdot i'm still waiting ( and i will state further I'm still waiting have you lost your computer. Jackwooten37@yahoo.com

why are vetrans being maltreated on haletown tn bridge, and why has tdot of tn hsad a year of silence on what is happening in Haletown TN (SOMEPNE GIVE ME SOME NEWS IT WILL PROBABLY BE STALE LET ME KNOW

hope you were not calling marion memorial bridge in haletown tn ugly. it is very unique on national registry , if you are talking ugly i'll agree 100% bbut this bridge is dedicated to vets and it is in terrible shape because tdot of tn has nearly destroyed a landmark dedicated to VETS.

I appreciate seeing this discussion. I have often felt that naming an ugly bridge for veterans does not reflect the depth and value of their sacrifice. It would seem I am not the only one with this opinion.

As a former veteran: Sonar Tech (SS) USS Narwhal SSN 671 and USS Jacksonville SSN 699, I speak against naming UCEB's in honor of vets. It is a dishonor, actually. If you really want to honor a vet by naming a bridge after him (them) then please find a bridge worthy of attention. Like this "Vets Mem. Bridge" in AL: http://bridgehunter.com/al/dale/pea-river/

Lets leave UCEBS for rednecks who want to use them to propose to their future spouses by spray painting their proposal questions on them.

I have to side with the first anonymous here. I fully support the creation of war memorials, and the naming of bridges after war heroes. That being said, I think that this website should be limited to unique and interesting bridges, regardless of whether or not they are war memorials. It is great that this bridge was built as a war memorial, but the bridge itself is a modern UCEB.

Veterans Memorial Bridge

Posted January 21, 2013, by Anonymous

The significance of this bridge is that it is a memorial to U.S. veterans.